Manual Handling in Health and Social Care

The book is well written and designed and surprisingly enjoyable, considering the dry subject matter. All users would be well advised to read the five-page introduction in order to understand the layout and optimise the wealth of knowledge contained in the book. It is very up to date, containing references applying to England, Wales and Scotland… This book is easy to handle and read; we would recommend every department and library to have a copy for reference; manual handling trainers would be advised to buy their own copies. – Physiotherapy JournalThis substantial resource is aimed at those who commission, manage, or carry out manual handling tasks with adults or children. It lays out the current legal requirements in a non-technical way, and includes a variety of well laid-out accounts of good practice regarding policy, management and everyday work with clients. This section is followed by an A-Z guide to relevant background information, such as legal cases and the statutory duties of different health and social care professionals. Although it is not designed overtly as a training pack, trainers could easily use it, and professionals will find that it is an accessible guide. – Care and HealthMichael Mandelstam’s style of writing and presentation is as clear as his popular seminars, which makes this a hard book to put down once started. Manual handling risk assessments and the needs of clients or patients have been bought together in a way that acknowledges the law and human rights. This book describes the interaction between the law and people in a very lively and educating presentation, which is well worth being read by senior practitioners and managers. – British Journal of Occupational TherapyThis book provides information on manual handling law for staff and their managers working in health and social care fields. It is also aimed at students and people with disabilities. It sets out the law as determined by legal cases, which are listed by occupation of claimant and by type of case. Summaries of the main issues are included, together with an overview, and full detail of all the cases. Topics covered include employee safety under the Manual Handling Operations Regulations, wider health and safety at work legislation, and patient and client entitlements under community care, NHS and human rights legislation. – Working with Older People

Michael Mandelstam provides independent legal training to local authorities, the NHS and voluntary organisations. In the past, he worked at the Disabled Living Foundation, a national voluntary organisation, and for a few years at the Social Services Inspectorate at the Department of Health. He holds postgraduate qualifications in law, information studies and the history of science and medicine.